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Sociology 416: Families in Poverty

Sociology 416: Families in Poverty. Library Presentation by Hua Yi Fall, 2004. Objectives. For your research project Reference Sources for your topic Search for books Search for research articles Search for Web sources Citation. Reference Sources .

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Sociology 416: Families in Poverty

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  1. Sociology 416:Families in Poverty Library Presentation by Hua Yi Fall, 2004

  2. Objectives • For your research project • Reference Sources for your topic • Search for books • Search for research articles • Search for Web sources • Citation

  3. Reference Sources • Poverty in California REF     HC107.C2 C25 v.3, no.3 • Handbook of multicultural assessment : clinical, psychological, and educational applications REF  BF176 .H36 2001 • Homelessness : a sourcebook REF    HV4505 .F36 1994 • Health and illness : a cross-cultural encyclopedia BOOK STACKS   R733 .L477 1997 • Treatment works! : where to find help in California communities for alcohol and other drug problems REF     HV5280.C3 A63 • Drug abuse in society : a reference handbook REF HV5825 .W5746 1993 • Domestic violence : a reference handbook REF     HQ809.3.U5 M385 1995 • Racial and ethnic relations in America  REF E49 .R33 2000  • School violence prevention & response : final report REF   LB3013.3 .C364 2000 • A statistical portrait of the United States: social conditions and trends REF  HA214 .S73 1998 • Government assistance almanac REF  HC110.P63 G69

  4. Book search:Databases Available • CSUSM Library Catalog(our library) • The Circuit(4 academic libraries in San Diego area) • Melvyl(UC system)

  5. Subject Search: Search subject field of a record • [a social problem] + region         e.g. crime United States              immigrants California • [a social problem] + [aspect of studies]         e.g. child support government support • [a public service] + [a social issue]        e.g. services for homeless              social work with children

  6. Keyword Search:Search different fields of a record • Cross cultur* and elderly • Homeless* and (program* or service) • Child* and (neglect or abus*) • Will discuss in detail in article search

  7. Sample books • The sociology of social problems : theoretical perspectives and methods of intervention HN17.5 .J32 1998 • Children in poverty : child development and public policyHV741 .C536145 1991Income and status differences between white and minority • Americans : a persistent inequality HC110.I5 I47 1990 • The California cauldron : immigration and the fortunes of local communities F870.A1 C53 1998     • Women's work and women's lives : the continuing struggle worldwide HD6061 .W64 1992 • Alcohol problems among adolescents : current directions in prevention research  HV5135 .A413 1995 • Social stratification : class, race, and gender in sociological perspectiveHM146 .S63 1994

  8. Sample series • Facts on File social problem series • Jossey Bass Social And Behavioral Science Series • Springer series on family violence • Guilford Substance Abuse Series • Guilford School Practitioner Series • Health Reference Series

  9. Article Search Steps • Write your topic statement: clearly defines what you are looking for. • Break the topic down into concepts and choose the terms to express the concepts. • Connect the terms with the operators "and" "or". Use truncation and parenthesis when needed. • Select the best database for your topic. • Review your results & select the articles for your topic. • Get your hand on the article you want

  10. Three techniques for effective searches:steps 2 and 3 • truncation: i.e. "sex*" will get "sex, sexual, sexism" etc. --> more discussion • synonyms: i.e. women, woman, female, girl  --> more discussion • Boolean operators and parentheses : i.e. (women or female) and  (pictur* or  portrait*) and (mass media not tv) --> more discussion and illustration

  11. Sociology Database: Step 4 • EBSCOhost --[SFX Enabled] interdisciplinary and full-text access • JSTOR--fulltext backfiles of core scholarly journals, cross-disciplinary • Project Muse--full-text scholarly journals cross-disciplinary • ScienceDirect -- full text access and cross-disciplinary. • Sociological Abstracts --[SFX Enabled], comprehensive for sociology and related fields, abstracts. • Social Services Abstracts --[SFX Enabled], focused on social work, human services, and related areas; abstracts. • Womens Resources International (1972-present) -- comprehensive for women's studies, abstracts only

  12. How to get full-text article:Step 6 • If full text – get it • If you see , click on it • Link to online full-text article • Give you location for print journal in our library • Give you an interlibrary loan form to fill • If you don’t see the above two choices, go to the library catalog and type the journal title in title search to see if our library has it. • If library has it, get the call number • If library doesn't have it, use InterLibrary Loan

  13. Example • topic: health services for immigrants in California • Concept - 1. immigrants  2.health services 3. California • Search Statement - (immigra* or migra*)  and (health service* or medical care*) and California • Database - Sociological Abstracts • review results and  select an article Berk,L., Schur, C.; Chavez, L., Frankel, M. (2000) "Health Care Use among Undocumented Latino Immigrants" Health Affairs 19 (4): 151-64. • Click on  , links will lead you the article full-text online.

  14. Conduct Research on the Web • Use Subject Gateway • SOSIG • SociSite • Follow Professional sites (departments, professors, librarians) • Sociological Tour of Cyperspace, • Library Research Guide: Sociology • Search Engine (when you have particular names and phrases) • Anomic Suicide • Some Database • Sociological Abstracts

  15. Selected Web Sites for this Class • National Coalition for the Homeless page provides information in the areas of  housing justice, economic justice, health care justice, and civil rights.  The approaches are: grassroots organizing, public education, policy advocacy, technical assistance, and partnerships. • Prevent Child Abuse America site provides research and assistance resources for child abuse prevention. • Center for Comparative Immigration Studies from UCSD. Research projects, sources and other information are provided. • Explorations In Social Inequality from Trinity University good resources (links) for sociological study of inequality.

  16. Citation Style Guides • ASA Style GuideHM586 .A52 1997 • See the list here

  17. Sociology Information Tutorial Library Sociology Subject Guide Hyi@csusm.edu Sociology Research & Resources Assistance

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